Cookbook:Nigerian Bokolisa Soup

| Cuisine of Nigeria

Bokolisa soup is a Nigerian draw soup made with bokolisa seeds, native to the Ikale and Ilaje people. Like marugbo soup, bokolisa is best eaten with pupuru.

Ingredients

 * Bokolisa seeds, ground to a powder
 * Palm oil
 * Beef
 * Salt
 * Seasoning cubes
 * Onions
 * Ponmo (cowskin)
 * Dryfish
 * Ground chile pepper
 * Jute leaves, washed and sliced

Procedure

 * 1) Combine the ground bokolisa with palm oil until it forms a smooth paste.
 * 2) Combine the beef, salt, seasoning cubes, and onions in a pot. Cook for 30 minutes, then cover with water.
 * 3) Add the ponmo and dryfish.Cook for 15 minutes.
 * 4) Stir in the chili pepper, salt, seasoning, and jute leaves. Mix gently so the fish doesn't crumble. Cook for 5 minutes.
 * 5) Stir in the bokolisa paste. Cook for 5 minutes, and serve.